Not that I am, in any way, defending abusers of the welfare system in any country, but... The headline, here and at The Fail, say this guy is a drug dealer. However, the only mention of drugs in the article is that the guy was found guilty of "possession of cannabis" which the paper SAYS was a large amount, but there's nothing in there about any sort of official drug dealing charge. It seems to me that this guy's biggest problem is an inability to keep it in his pants. Bailiff! Whack his peepee!

Being arrested for drunk and disorderly doesn't mean you were just drunk in public, it usually gets pulled out when someone drunk is harassing someone (or doing something exceptionally stupid, like walking down the middle of a busy road while drunk) but not enough so they can easily be prosecuted for a more serious offense.

It wouldn't normally be considered a big issue or making someone a "criminal" by most people, and it is unlikely it would affect the person much (most employers if informed of it probably wouldn't take any significant notice of it when hiring for example), I guess it would be about in line with being caught speeding - if it happened once, no big deal, if it happens regularly that would be concerning.